Table Runner Number Three is bound.
Here are some details of the binding on this piece.
I’d like to show this binding beside the binding for my Table Runner Number Two, details of which can be seen here, and here.
The tape measure has been included in the photograph above to provide a sense of scale. The seams perpendicular to the edge in the wider finish come to about 3/4 inch. The same seams in the narrower finish come to about 1/4 inch. I like both finishes and would choose one over the other solely based on what I think would work best with the design of the item to be bound.
In addition to this table runner finish I have been basting a great number of hunter green hexagons. I may be using these to finish off the Diamond Quilt eventually, or they may go into some other project. I’m trying a new method of basting hexagons. Up until now I have pierced the paper when binding my hexagons, which allows stitches of the basting thread to show on the front of the hexagons during piecing. For these green hexagons below, I am trying a method that doesn’t pierce the papers, and which will make it unnecessary to remove the basting stitches to remove the papers. I have to admit that one of the reasons I am trying this other method of basting is because it will make for more aesthetically pleasing progress photos. It takes longer to baste this way, but I think it will be a wash because I will probably recover the time by not having to cut basting threads and remove them later.
That green is deliciously dark! It looks like this system of basting works well with hexagons, but I have found it does not work with diamonds or anything with a point. I’m sure it will save you time later on.
If I had something like that, I would probably cut border strips and appliqué the EPP to the strips. That would give me a straight edge to bind. I did that with panels I created to isolate cool air from air conditioning to certain areas of the house. I haven’t blogged about those units yet, but I will try to do that soon. They are up now doing their summer “job” quite efficiently.
Sorry. I see you were referring to the basting, and I responded about the binding. I am sure you are right that there are shapes that you can not baste this way. So far, I’m still using only hexagons.